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FG Creates Two Committees on Drug Abuse

The federal government has constituted two committees ‎to address the menace of Drug Abuse in …

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New Product for Fighting Toilet Diseases Makes Debut

In the quest towards ensuring a cleaner, germ-free environment, Hypo, a brand in the bleach and in…

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@NCDCgov Lassa Fever International Conference (#LIC2019) Invite

Defining what we know, knowledge gaps and research priorities for #LassaFever: 2019 marks 50 years…

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Cheaper Medicine on the Way, as Buhari Set up Inter-Ministerial Committee

President Muhammadu Buhari has directed the setting up of an inter-ministerial committee to fashio…

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Stop Open Defecation, Health Expert Warns Nigerians

An Abuja based Public Health Expert, Mr Gabriel Adeyemo, on Saturday, urged Nigerians to adopt goo…

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Jigawa Constructs 287 Primary Health Centres in Three Years – Ibrahim

Jigawa Deputy Gov. Alhaji Ibrahim Hassan, said the state government has constructed standard prima…

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29 Psychiatric Nurses Sit for Professional Examination in Sokoto

No fewer than 29 psychiatric nurses have sat for the 2018  professional examination at Post B…

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University of California - Berkeley: To Predict The Future, The Brain Uses Two Clocks

That moment when you step on the gas pedal a split second before the light changes, or when you ta…

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FCT Yellow Fever Vaccination to Hold Nov 24-Dec 7

Having identified the FCT as one of the high risk states, the National Primary Health Care Develop…

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Imo Communities Stop Female Genital Mutilation

Twenty eight communities in  Ngor-Okpala Local Government Area of Imo State yesterday stopped…

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Federal Neuro- Psychiatry Hospital Yaba Dedicates N500,000 To Boost Research

Over the years, many academic works have been carried out and published both locally and internati…

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Pregnant Women Groan As Stockout Of Commodities Threatens MNCH In Lagos PHCs

* LASG is addressing the logistics – Commissioner for Health   Motherhood, for prac…

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143 Die Of Lassa Fever In 22 States

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), yesterday, confirmed that no fewer than 143 persons…

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Psychiatric Research Gets N500,000 Boost

Over the years, many academic works have been carried out and published both locally and internati…

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Yellow Fever Vaccination Starts for 26.2m People

Planned mass vaccination of some 26.2 million people against yellow fever got underway across the …

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Two Feared Dead as Strange Ailment Hits Edo Communities

Two persons were fear dead as strange ailment allegedly  hit communities in Uhunmwode local g…

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Self-Medication is kiss of Death

In Nigeria, the open sale of drugs – both traditional and pharmaceutical— through unre…

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Customs Seize 40 Tramadol Containers Worth N7.3bn from India

TramadolThe Nigerian Customs Service (NCS) has intercepted 40by40 containers loaded with Tramadol …

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Obaseki Partners Paediatricians on Maternal, Child Survival Programmes

The Edo State Governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki, has said the state government is ready to partner with…

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Congo Records 13 New Cases of Ebola

Thirteen new cases of Ebola were confirmed on Wednesday in northeastern Democratic Republic of Con…

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